six birds

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Wollemi
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six birds

Hi Everyone,

I have no idea what a group of six birds I saw today was. I am new to identifying anything other than parrots and some really familiar birds.

I saw one of these birds land in the high branches of a dead gum tree. It clacked it's beak several times and a group of five then flew in.

A sulphur crested cockatoo was in the same tree.

these six birds were about the size of noisy miner birds.
the colouring was brown with mottled brown/white underside.
a light white to grey coloured brow
the beaks were not long or curved.
there was not really anything remarkable about them.

Wollemi

Owen1
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these could be wattlebirds as they can attack larger birds

Cheers, Owen.

Wollemi
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Thanks Owen after reading up and viewing several photos of the Little Wattlebird I agree it is what I saw.

Thank you.

Wollemi.

Owen1
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no worries wollemi.
sometimes i see wattlebirds and for a second or two i think whats that bird? then i realise it is just a wattlebird. they can sometimes be hard to confirm as wattlebirds because of their subttle plumage

Cheers, Owen.

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